COMMON JUDGMENT

These Criminal Appeals are directed against the judgment of conviction made in Spl.S.C.No.38 of 2013, dated 11.07.2018, on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Ramanathapuram.

2. The appellants are the accused 1 and 2 in Spl.S.C.No.38 of 2013, on the file of the Principal Sessions Court, Ramanathapuram.

3. For the sake of convenience and brevity, the parties will hereinafter be referred as per their status/ranking in the trial Court.

4. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Muthukulathur Sub Division laid a final report against the accused alleging that the defacto complainant belongs to Hindu Pallar Community, whereas the accused belongs to Hindu Maravar Community and there existed enmity between the first accused and the defacto complainant, as the defacto complainant demanded the return of the amount lent to the first accused for construction of a house. On 05.09.2011 at about 06.30p.m., when the complainant along with the witnesses Chandrasekar and Murugan were chatting near Gandhi Statute, Muthukulathur, the accused 1 and 2 came to that place and the first accused abused the complainant in filthy language using caste name and caught him and the sec